establishment; settlement
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be found; to be discovered
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
postwar period; period after Second World War
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
explanation; interpretation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
book; volume; this; present; main; head
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
huge rock; firmness; solidity
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
world history; international history
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
suppression; repression; subjugation
to disperse; to take a castle